Bremerton man dies in California car crash

SAN DIEGO - A Bremerton man died early Sunday when he lost control of a rented Mustang in San Diego and hit a center median and a tree.

Brian J. Ellermeier, 39, was traveling west at the 8800 block of Mira Mesa Boulevard at 2:11 a.m. when the crash occurred. A neighbor called 911 while another one removed Ellermeier from the car, which was on fire. Medical personnel tried to resuscitate him, but he died at the scene, according to the County of San Diego Medical Examiner's Office. He was the only person in the car.